Native Americans
 Pueblo
 Lakota of the Plains
 Powhatans
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Southwest
“Pueblo”
Location of Southwest
Picture Credit:
 The Anasazi are
located in the desert
that is the
southwestern part of
the USA.
 Today it is known as
the Four corners and
covers Colorado, New
Mexico, Utah, and
Arizona.
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Culture of the Pueblo
 They used animals
skins for clothes.
Picture Credit:
http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/N
avajo.html/Navajo_etc.html/Navajo_Music.html#dances
How they lived?
 They lived in adobe
buildings. Some used
cliffs made of sandstone
for their homes.
 Their first floor had no
doors or windows in
order to keep thieves out.
They used a ladder to get
to the second floor of
their house.
Picture Credit:
 Dry farming was used to
grow the 3 sisters (corn,
http://www.utep.edu/region19/mo
squash, and beans).
dules/natast05/html/natast11.htm
Southwest Religion
 They believed in
Spirits in nature.
 Kachina dances were
done to bring rain to
the crops.
 They also had kivas, a
religious building
Picture Credit:
http://www.uwec.edu/Academic/curric/greidebe/Indigenous/St
udent.Web.Pages/Art.indigenous/web.kachina/pics-
Pueblo Art
 The Southwest made
pots, cloths, and
baskets as well as
jewelry and dolls.
Picture Credit:
http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/art.htm
Pueblo Clothing
 Their clothing was
made from cotton but
they didn’t need much
since it was very hot
 They did wear
moccasins.
Picture Credit:
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/southwest.html
What happened to the Pueblo?
 Many of the Pueblo
Native Americans
have moved on to
other places.
 Some Native
Americans remain in
the surrounding areas.
Picture Credit:
http://www.utep.edu/region19/modules/natast05/html/natast11.htm
Plains
“Lakota”
Location of Plains
 The Lakota Native
Americans lived in
the middle of the
USA on the plains
(flat land).
 They especially lived
in the Dakota prairies.
Picture Credit:
www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/ notable/laura.htm
Culture of Lakota
 They had coup sticks
for fighting other
Native American
tribes. If you could
touch an enemy with
a coup stick without
getting killed, that
was considered a
great honor.
Picture Credit: www.nativetribe.com/
How the Lakota lived?
 They owned horses so
they hunted buffalo. The
dried meat they ate was
called jerky.
 The 3 sisters (corn,
squash and beans) were
also grown.
 Their houses consisted of
either lodges and hogans
or teepees when they
were hunting buffalo and
had to move often.
Picture Credit:
http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/settlements/regions/plains.html
Plains Religion
 They had a spiritual guardian whom they
saw in visions.
Lakota Art
 A calendar was kept
on buffalo hide. This
was called a Winter
Count.
 Beads were also used
for decoration.
Picture Credit:
http://www.galileo.org/tips/can-count/winter-tr.html
Lakota Clothing
 Buffalo hides
provided clothing for
this tribe.
Picture Credit:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/
reports4/plains.htm
What happened to the Lakota?
 Many were killed by White European men.
Picture Credit: : www.whitko.k12.in.us/buildings/ wms/staff/home/
Eastern Woodland
(1300-1600 AD)
“Powhatan”
Eastern Woodland Location
 These Native
Americans are located
on the Eastern Coast
of the USA which
includes Virginia.
Picture Credit:
http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/woodland2.html
Powhatan Culture
 In many tribes, the
women had the power
of leadership.
 The game la crosse
was invented by this
culture.
Picture Credit:
http://www.oneida-nation.net/lacrosse.html
How the Powhatan lived?
 Longhouses and wigwams is what these tribes used
for housing.
 Deer, rabbit, squirrel, moose, elk were hunted
while the 3 sisters (squash, beans, and corn) were
farmed.
Powhatan Longhouse!
Picture Credit: http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/woodland2.html
Eastern Woodland Religion
 They had visions.
 Most tribes believed
in a supernatural
being.
Picture Credit: http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/woodland2.html
Powhatan Art
 Wampum belts were
used by the Iroquois
to tell stories and keep
history alive.
 Beads were also used
for decoration.
 Weaving was also
done by the women.
Picture Credit: www.cshore.com/waabanaki/ images/wampbelt5lg.jpg
Eastern Woodland Clothing
 They used
animals skins for
clothing.
 They wore shirts,
leggings, and
moccasins.
 The children
wore nothing.
Picture Credit: www.cshore.com/waabanaki/ images/wampbelt5lg.jpg
What happened to the Powhatan
Native Americans?
 Many of the USA
constitution ideas
derived from the
Iroquois Confederacy.
 Most were killed off
by White men.
 However, some still
live on reservations
today.
Picture Credit: www.cshore.com/waabanaki/ images/wampbelt5lg.jpg